Puppy Adoption

Sorry for the late updates. I hope i can do some fashion post soon after i go shopping on Friday =)

As for today, there's not much happening around therefore i didn't know what i should talk about.

Well what i'm trying to do recently is to get a puppy to accompany me at home. Have been searching for quite some time through my neighbours, and my mum's social network (well i'm not exactly sure if she knows what i'm looking for, but she offer to help so i guess i can only hope for some nice surprise). And of cos, i look through the dog adoption website, in particular petfinder.my. It's a great website as they have lots of advert on available dogs for sale or adoption.

Well i'm not very into buying a puppy so i just look at the adoption adverts. Still kinda hard to find the puppy i like as i'm more into small breed and possibly bright colour. Most of the adverts are big dogs, the one you can see at the roadside. Those are kinda hard to be trained as they have already fully grown into adult dogs. I guess it will not be the best choice for me as i'm still a learner. Therefore a puppy will be great as it can be trained from small which is easier.

Searching process continue and i hope i can find the puppy i want soon =)

FOB Saving Rock & Roll!

Sorry guys, pretty busy this week as my grandma is in the hospital due to some bone fracture from a fall. Have to be the driver and send my mum to and fro hospital. Not too bad actually cos i get to fast and furious on the road haha.

Anyway, the haze situation is kinda getting better now so hope you guys are well and have your face masks prepared. I am quite surprise to see not a lot people wearing mask around the hospital area. Maybe they are all smokers lol. The hospital is very near to the sea so the smoke is more concentrated around that area. Well i wear my mask.

So, no DIY today. Just gonna share with you guys a great news! I just found out that Fall Out Boy will be in Singapore for the Save Rock & Roll world tour! So freaking excited right? Omg FOB is like the coolest band ever, and their new album rocks! Pardon me for all the exclamation marks haha. Too excited =D I'm so gonna go to their concert in August, hope i can get someone to go with me. So they can record the videos while i scream my lungs out haha. Too bad my concert buddy not around and i can't share my joy with her. But anyway, i'm so looking forward for them to be in Singapore!

Ok that's all for the day. Gonna get the tickets fast =)

5 Tips For Fighting Haze

The haze is STILL killing me! And it's getting worse and worse and worse. It's like the trading market, you won't know when will be the maximum point. Damn.

So to be a caring blogger, i would like to give a few tips on coping with this crazy haze.

1. Wear a mask!
Get a box of facemasks and wear it everyday when you need to go out. You might think it is not really necessary, but the masks will help to filter the polluted air you breathe in therefore less smokes get into your airways and lungs. For people who are more cautious, get a better mask to get better filtration.

2. Drink as much water as you can!
The smokes will irritate your throat and therefore causing inflammation which results in sore throat. Water can help to wash and hydrate your throat to prevent sore throat. Imagine you now have smokes everywhere in your throat, drinking water will help to flush down the smoke particles and clean your throat.

3. Stay indoor!
Well, this is common sense. Stay indoor and on your fan to make sure there is good airflow in the house/room. It is important to have good airflow. The smoke particles will still get in no matter how secure your house is, therefore good airflow will help to prevent the smoke from accummulating in a certain place.

4. Keep clean!
A good hygiene will help to prevent falling sick especially at this point when the air you breathing is not clean. Hand washings are extremely important. As your body is busy fighting with the haze, you need keep good hygiene so that bacteria or viruses have no chance to attack your body.

5. Protect your lungs!
Little bit of biology lesson here. The lungs are responsible in the gases exchange for the body, i.e. take in Oxygen and throw out Carbon Dioxide and other waste products. So in this case, when we inhale in the polluted air, the lungs will need to work harder than usual to filter the air. Therefore your lungs are very important to keep you healthy. What you can do is to practise point 1 to 4 and stay healthy. For people who smokes, the haze will burden your lungs further more so do try to reduce the amount of smoking.

These 5 points are the basic things that you should do during this crazy haze period. Hope you guys find it helpful =)

When Toasts Meet Milk

Ok first of all, the haze is killing me. My house is like a big oven with smokes smell here and there and everywhere. My respiratory system is dying! I wonder when will this annual event of forest fire be stopped cos everyone in the countries affected are getting sick. Such terrible polluted air.

Anyway, i was actually in the mood of making some scones just now but i couldn't do it because i dun have enough butter/margarine at home. This sucks! Anyway, will try to get some soon or i'll just bake something which use oil instead of the butter. I wonder if frozen oil can be used hmm. Will let you guys know when i try haha.

Today, i'm sharing with you my pleasant surprise last night when i was hunting for supper. Wasn't so hungry to eat instant noodle so i look for biscuits/ bread. Anyway, i toasted 2 piece of breads and start looking for the chicken floss but apparently it was finished already. So i was so disappointed as i already pour a glass of milk to pair with my toasts. Since i have no butter at home too, i thought, maybe dipping the toast into the milk can be nice. Like how people dip oreo biscuits into milk right.

It was fantastic! As the bread was toasted to become crunchy, it kinda tastes like newly baked pastry. And because all the water was gone during the heating process, the milk easily bind with the toast and therefore it's crunchy and juicy. Unlike biscuits, bread structure is much hollow so it was very easy to absorb the milk, within seconds. I finish my toasts so quickly and by the time i finish, my milk was half glass gone already.

Well, this might not apply to low fat milk as what you need is a good glass of milk to spice up the toasts. However, chocolate or strawberry flavoured milk might be able to work. I dunno haha.

Job Job Job

Oh well, i find myself to be less creative recently as i haven't done any DIY project for a while. Was busy calling the pharmacy to get my training application proceeded. I dunno if it's because they have no intention to get a trainee or they just like to do things at their own pace. Been calling for hundreds of time to get their attention on my resume. Not sure if it's the right thing to do but i am really desperate to get the job. Was looking at my bank acc and realize i definitely need to get a job asap.

Wanted to get a part time job but my dad thinks i should just wait for the training offer. I dunno if he's being too nice or want me to focus on the job i should be doing. But really, staying at home doing nothing is as bad. During this whole jobless period, i really think that a companion would be great, a dog or a person i dun care.

At the end of everyday when i lie on the bed waiting to fall asleep, i feel so nervous that i have not worked for quite some time. And this is when the depression kicks in. Making me stress and everything. Well, i think i might be stress on another reason when i start working. But now, it's the stress that everybody is moving constantly on their life path and i still standing here halfway waiting for a fresh start.

Oh please let me at least get the job offer and have something to look forward to.

Weekend Getaway: Mio Boutique Hotel

So sorry for the late post! Was having a movie date with my bf who took a day off today =) Definitely gonna talk about Man of Steel this coming Friday!

I know i have been doing other things and haven't get any baking done for quite some time, and i still haven't baked anything during the weekend as i was in Malacca attending the celebration for the 100th anniversary of my high school. So, still no baking today but i hope i can bake something anything this week so i can write a post on baking next week =) Please do forgive me!

As a compensation, i will recommend a hotel for you guys if you are gonna travel to Malacca for a weekend getaway or even a whole week getaway. It's a very new hotel so the quality is quite guaranteed.

The hotel is called Mio Boutique Hotel located at Bunga Raya area where you have the Little India and the old streets around. Also the famous Jonker Walk is very near to that area so basically it is located in the centre of the tourist attraction area. This makes it very convenient to just walk around without having to get a cab or other public transportation to visit the famous tourist attraction. Especially at night, you can easily have a casual walk around.

However, if you have a car, you might face some traffic jams when you try to reach the place. As all the Malaccans know, the traffic at Bunga Raya area can be very very bad. You might literally stuck in the middle of the traffic for ages. Therefore, you have to weigh the pros and cons before deciding which area you want to stay at.

The check in procedure was very quick. You get a electronic key card as well as the breakfast voucher. The wifi password is provided too. The only downside would be, there is only 1 lift. So i imagine if there is a huge crowd you might need to wait for the lift. Luckily there is only 4 floors so if you don't mind a little bit of cardio session, climbing the stairs can be healthy and convenient.

We was allocated at a corner room which has a longer hallway at the entrance of our room. Looks pretty much like a home haha. Slippers with their hotel name were provided. It was actually quite nice as there were a pair of small size slippers and a pair of bigger size slippers. I'm not sure if it's the same for every room but i find their attention to details is quite impressive.

After the hallway when we turn left, we'll see the bed and everything including a big plasma tv and the kitchenette corner. The mirror is in black which is quite cool as we can see ourselves in it very clearly but not having sharp reflection of the lights from the opposite direction. As for the tv, there are 11 channels including the Malaysia's channels as well as HBO and cartoon network. TVBS channel is also provided.

And this is the mirror at the table. As you can see there are 2 plugs for charging phones and stuff. The kitchenette area is supplied with coffee, tea and milo as well as 2 bottles of water. The glasses, cups and stuff were keep in the drawer but can be see through via the glass table surface. The small fridge is hidden in the cupboard below.

King size bed with a movable lamp at the side. There is also place for me to put stuff like a phone at the window side. The bed and duvet were extremely comfy. There were 3 types of towel provided for bathing, washing face and drying hands. Also air conditioner is functioning very well. 

Basin area. Hair dryer is great with warm strong wind. There are 2 levels of wind that you can select from. Toothbrushes, comb and shower caps were provided as well.

A big shower head and a portable shower head were provided. The shampoos and soaps were hidden at the rectangular "hole" at the right side of the shower area, which is great as they were put on a 2-level glass surface instead of a crowded small area in other budget hotels. The only drawback is that when you shower, you need to put a towel to prevent the water from splashing out as there is no door to separate the shower area with the toilet area. However, if you don't mind, you can actually open the wooden door and use it as a separator haha.

And this is all that i can introduce for this newly opened hotel. They sell instant noodle at the counter too but it's way too expensive. And as for the breakfast, it's quite below average if u compare with all the nice good food you can find in Malacca. 

In conclusion, it's a nice hotel to stay as the facilities in the rooms are great but when it comes to food, I would say you might want to eat somewhere else unless you are so damn hungry. 

For the price I paid, I would like to say it's very worthy. However I dunno if they will increase the price in the future or not. I book the rooms via Agoda and according to the website they are having special promotion that's why I get cheaper rooms. But who knows if it's a real promotion or they just want to attract people haha. 

Oh and nearly forgot, they have quite a number of parking spaces in front of the hotel so I guess it's not a problem. 

That's all for today and hope you guys find it helpful :)

Bravoooooo

Hello people! I am back from Singapore =) Hope you guys read the previous post i wrote on my anniversary dinner at One Rochester as i updated that post using the blogger phone app. That was quite cool actually, kinda like the same as using the laptop but with autocorrect and smaller screen lol.

Anyway, I'm definitely not gonna talk about baking today as i didn't do any in SG other than eating the Tiramisu made by my bf's sister. It was actually very nice except that the mascarpone layer was not thick enough lol. Sorry for being such a creamy/milky-stuff addict haha.

Well, during the time i was in SG, i enjoy the company of my favourite dog, Bravo. And i took tons of picture of him while i was babysitting him haha. I guess i can show you guys the pictures i took =)

For your information, although he looks like a puppy, he is already 11-12 years old. Converting to human age, he is an old old dog so very very fragile. His legs are not as strong as before and he loves lying around and sleep no matter what time it is.

The happy cute face.

Tired and emo face.

Happy and want-you-to-feed-him face.

 Afternoon power nap.

After the haircut, nice big round eyes and the cute nose.

Acting blur when i took pic with him lol.

Mary had a little lamb~

Sleeping rat.

The bear-y happy look when i hug him haha.

Hope you guys enjoy the pictures =)

2nd Year Anniversary In SG

Today is my 2nd year anniversary dinner with my bf and we celebrated it at One Rochester, singapore. We never make any reservation and still were able to get the table. 

Foie gras with salads and crunchy bread stick. The foie gras was superb. 

Main course baby chicken which is their signature dish. Needs 30 minutes time to prepare which is just nice for us as we both have small apetite therefore need time to digest. The meat was tender and the potato cubes were good too. But I would probably prefer a more crunchy potato or French fries instead. 

Aglio olio spaghetti with king prawns and tomato and asparagus. Love the asparagus, very nicely cooked and provide a refreshing taste as the spaghetti is quite spicy. Prawns were fresh and delicious too.

Strawberry frozen margarita. Little bit too sweet so I think the classic version could be better. Also it melted really fast and I end up having a warm margarita lol. 

I also had the dessert which is the freshly baked soufflé. However, I was so eager to eat and therefore didn't take any picture of it haha. I had the hazelnut soufflé with vanilla ice cream. It is exactly the same as the one I ate in Australasia, Manchester but different flavor. Also it didn't provide any sauce to pour into the soufflé compared to the passion fruit soufflé I had in uk. But, the ice cream was good if u love milky stuff. I love it haha. 

The atmosphere is overall great. We sat outdoor which has a shelter so won't get wet if the rain pours. They have different area of outdoor seats so one area will have approximately 2-4 tables or sofas. Also they have a few big fans that make minimal sound. My bf find the fake waterfall sound very soothing and calming haha. 

That is all the updates I got for now. Hope you guys enjoy! :)

Toothpaste Dispenser Set

Hello~ Half way through the week i hope you are still fine at work =)

Today, i received my Groupon package! Bought a set of toothbrush holder + toothpaste dispenser last week to utilize the RM10 voucher they sent me. Damn, they are good at getting people to buy stuff.

Anyway, the package was delivered this morning and i had just assembled it.

This is how the box looks like. Didn't know it was a korean product lol. My main interest was on the toothpaste dispenser as i am quite curious how it dispenses the toothpaste.

And this is how the real thing looks like. After experimenting a bit, i found out that the dispenser is actually using the theory of sucking things out by utilizing the pressure. Which actually make sense. Quite amazed by that. I always thought it is just trying to make things look nice and i will have to press the "Touch Me" button to squeeze the toothpaste myself haha. Turned out i just need to use my toothbrush to push a bit for the toothpaste to come out. Is little bit like how you get Sundae cone in Mcdonald.

Well, let's see how it works and hope it will stay on the wall without dropping.